Member of the Editorial Team (substitute for maternity leave)

At our editorial office in Hamburg.

Category: Job offer

The editorial department of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics produces the journal Intereconomics in cooperation with CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels. Intereconomics is a platform for economic and social policy debates in Europe.

We are looking for aMember of the Editorial Team (substitute for maternity leave) at our editorial office in Hamburg

Your tasks …

editing and proofreading articles on economic policy (with regard to both content and language)

identifying current economic policy issues

commissioning articles and liaising with international authors

the organisation of academic conferences

managing and updating website and social media accounts

Your profile …

essential:

native speaker of (preferably British) English – or equivalent

excellent knowledge of English grammar

university graduate in economics or related field, possibly with some professional working experience in economics, research, editing or publishing

fluency in German

ability to tackle material from a broad range of economic policy areas and make it readable

ability to work as part of a team

ability to work under pressure of deadlines

meticulous attention to detail

desirable:

experience with Adobe Creative Suite

experience with social media communication

confidence to interact with authors by telephone, face-to-face as well as by email

We offer…

challenging and varied tasks in a dynamic environment where team work, transparency, innovation and learning are essential

Remuneration is based on the public sector pay scale at grade EG 13 TV-L. The contract will be fixed-term until 15 September 2019 in accordance with § 14 Abs. 2 Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (TzBfG) with the option of extension. This is a full-time position 38.7 hours per week (minimum of 32 hours per week). The starting date is the 1 May 2018.